Numbers in Scottish Gaelic



Learn numbers in Scottish Gaelic

Knowing numbers in Scottish Gaelic is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Scottish Gaelic. Learning to count in Scottish Gaelic may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Scottish Gaelic is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Scottish Gaelic.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Scottish Gaelic?

The Scottish Gaelic language (Gàidhlig), or Scots Gaelic, belongs to the Celtic languages of the Indo-European languages family. Spoken in Scotland, and to some extent in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in Canada, it counts nearly 60,000 speakers.

List of numbers in Scottish Gaelic

Here is a list of numbers in Scottish Gaelic. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Scottish Gaelic from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Scottish Gaelic. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Scottish Gaelic.

  • 1) aon
  • 2) dhà
  • 3) trì
  • 4) ceithir
  • 5) còig
  • 6) sia
  • 7) seachd
  • 8) ochd
  • 9) naoi
  • 10) deich
  • 11) h-aon deug
  • 12) dhà dheug
  • 13) trì deug
  • 14) ceithir deug
  • 15) còig deug
  • 16) sia deug
  • 17) seachd deug
  • 18) ochd deug
  • 19) naoi deug
  • 20) fichead
  • 30) trìthead
  • 40) ceathrad
  • 50) caogad
  • 60) seasgad
  • 70) seachdad
  • 80) ochdad
  • 90) naochad
  • 100) ceud
  • 1,000) mile
  • one million) millean
  • one billion) billean

Numbers in Scottish Gaelic: Scottish Gaelic numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Scottish Gaelic is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Scottish Gaelic you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Scottish Gaelic with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Scottish Gaelic is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Scottish Gaelic. Also, learning how to number in Scottish Gaelic yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Scottish Gaelic at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Scottish Gaelic

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  • unit followed by air fhichead (on twenty), like in dà air fhichead [22];
  • unit followed by thar fhichead (over twenty), like in dà thar fhichead [22];
  • twenty followed by ’s (and), the counting particle a, then the unit digit, like in fhichead ’s a dhà [22].
  • teen followed by air fhichead (on twenty), like in dà dheug air fhichead [32];
  • teen followed by thar fhichead (over twenty), like in dà dheug thar fhichead [32];
  • twenty followed by ’s (and), the counting particle a, then the teen, like in fichead ’s a dà dheug [32].
  • Digits from zero to nine have specific names: neoni [0], aon (or h-aon when preceded by a) [1], dhà [2], trì [3], ceithir [4], còig [5], sia [6], seachd [7], ochd (or h-ochd when preceded by a) [8], and naoi [9].
  • The tens in decimal Modern Scottish Gaelic are: deich [10], fichead [20], trìthead [30], ceathrad [40], caogad [50], seasgad [60], seachdad [70], ochdad [80], and naochad [90].
  • Teens are formed by starting with the unit, followed by deug or dheug (for twelve) (e.g.: dhà dheug [12], còig deug [15]).
  • Compound numbers beyond twenty-one are formed starting with the ten, followed by ’s (and), the counting particle a, then the unit (e.g.: fichead ’s a còig [25], ceathrad ’s a trì [43]).
  • Hundreds are formed by stating the multiplier digit before the word for hundred (ceud), except for one hundred: ceud [100], dhà ceud [200], trì ceud [300], ceithir ceud [400], còig ceud [500], sia ceud [600], seachd ceud [700], ochd ceud [800], and naoi ceud [900].
  • Thousands are formed by stating the multiplier digit before the word for thousand (mile, or mhile for 2,000), except for one thousand: mile [1,000], dhà mhile [2,000], trì mile [3,000], ceithir mile [4,000], còig mile [5,000], sia mile [6,000], seachd mile [7,000], ochd mile [8,000], and naoi mile [9,000].
  • The word for million is millean, and billion (109) is billean.
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